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Swiss city of Basel offers homeless people one way-tickets to other countries

The northern city is giving beggars a travel voucher to a European destination, provided they agree not to return to Switzerland.

Basel’s migration service offers a Rail Check, as well as a donation of 20 francs, to any beggar willing to leave the country, Swiss media reported.

This travel voucher covers a trip to any European destination by train.

For those who live too far to go by train, for instance Romania, where many beggars come from, authorities purchase an airline ticket for about 60 francs — the price for one-way flight from Basel to Bucharest.

But there is one condition attached to this free travel: “beneficiaries must agree in writing not to return to Switzerland. If they are found here again, they risk expulsion from our country”, said Toprak Yergu, a spokesperson for Basel’s Department of Justice.

Austin, take note.